Description: This malnourished man tends to wear a large blue jacket. His hair is brown and curly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Aldous will drive conversation. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a yellow shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Jocelyn was born the youngest of three triplets. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 43000 sp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, green shirt, and grey tie. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Tim hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Tim was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly glaives and falchions. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Heward was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.